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- [need]
- /nid/
- /niːd/
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- [need]
- /nid/
Definitions of knead word
- verb with object knead to work (dough, clay, etc.) into a uniform mixture by pressing, folding, and stretching. 1
- verb with object knead to manipulate by similar movements, as the body in a massage. 1
- verb with object knead to make by kneading: to knead bread. 1
- verb with object knead to make kneading movements with: She kneaded her fist into her palm. 1
- noun knead Work (moistened flour or clay) into dough or paste with the hands. 1
- transitive verb knead massage: dough 1
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Origin of knead
First appearance:
before 950 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; Middle English kneden, Old English cnedan; cognate with German kneten, Dutch kneden
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Parts of speech for Knead
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
knead popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for knead
verb knead
- rub — to subject the surface of (a thing or person) to pressure and friction, as in cleaning, smoothing, polishing, coating, massaging, or soothing: to rub a table top with wax polish; to rub the entire back area.
- massage — the act or art of treating the body by rubbing, kneading, patting, or the like, to stimulate circulation, increase suppleness, relieve tension, etc.
- form — external appearance of a clearly defined area, as distinguished from color or material; configuration: a triangular form.
- aerate — To aerate a substance means to cause air or gas to pass through it.
- blend — If you blend substances together or if they blend, you mix them together so that they become one substance.
Antonyms for knead
verb knead
- destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
- neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
- idle — not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.
- pull — pull media
- leave alone — separate, apart, or isolated from others: I want to be alone.
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